Mark 10:15-16 – “‘Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it.’ And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.” All three synoptic...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Mat 5:31-32 –"It was also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.' But I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except on the ground of sexual immorality, makes her commit adultery, and whoever...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As we come to the Easter remembrance this weekend, we are celebrating our hope in the death and resurrection of Jesus. We remember the gospel, we remember that we have a risen Lord, and hopefully we contemplate our great need of salvation because...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Do you ever have that lingering feeling of animosity toward someone you thought you had forgiven? Do you ever wonder if your expression of forgiveness is actually matching your behavior and attitude toward that person? How can you act out what you...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In Matthew 18, Jesus likens his disciples to vulnerable little children who are susceptible to the world’s temptations and who must live their lives in needy dependence upon him. Woven into the text are also explicit statements and constant...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Whenever I use the term, ‘fundamentalist,’ I need to remind myself that in the eyes of the world, that’s how many would describe me. I am a Christian who stands on the inerrant truth of the word of God. I am particularly...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Hell might not be a palatable subject for our culture, but culture has never been the arbiter of truth. We have all heard the objections to the biblical concept of an eternal hell, and most often they are made in reference to the perceived...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
In Matthew 18:1-4, Jesus brought out a little child before his disciples as an example of how they were to be as needy little children completely reliant on their Father. In our world, this type of posture is seen as a sign of weakness. The...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
2 Chronicles 7:14 – If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. So often verses like...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
When difficult times arrive, they can bring out the best and worst of us. This year the church has learned by experience that many of us approach turmoil in differing ways with differing convictions. Christians doing their best to honor the Lord...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
